as in suspends
to bring to a formal close for a period of time
the conference was prorogated until the following morning
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Leaders in Europe have called on the US to reconsider a directive on AI that suspends certain models for foreign nationals.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
17 June 2026 -
Higher sales taxes To give lawmakers the authority to implement new taxes, the constitutional amendment suspends constitutional protections known as the Hancock Amendment, which requires voter approval for significant tax increases.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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The Defense secretary said the ceasefire postpones the deadline for securing such approval.—
Ben Finley,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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This is equally true of society, and disregarding this truth only postpones the moment of reckoning.—
Alec Nevala-Lee,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
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McMaster is expected to call for the session after the legislature adjourns Thursday afternoon, sources said.—
Aaron Navarro,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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The proposal is still pending in the current legislative session, which adjourns on May 6.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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Zooming out interrupts the tunnel.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
18 June 2026
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LaBarge frequently interrupts the telling to braid her narrative so tautly with those of others that their language blurs together, quotation marks vanishing, lines of demarcation eroding.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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“Prorogates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorogates. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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